Actress Tamannaah Bhatia removed her shoes as she lit the ceremonial lamp on the opening night of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards (IFFM) 2022. Taking to the Instagram account, a fan account posted a video from the event. Aside from Tamannaah, actress Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap were likewise present on the stage.
In the video, after Taapsee lit a part of the lamp she called Tamannaah to do same. The actress then, at that point, removed her shoes and stepped forward to light the lamp. As a woman nearby v appreciated her gesture, Tamannaah said, “It’s just South Indian tradition.”Tamannaah then, at that point, lit the lamp barefoot. For the event, Taapsee wore an all-black ensemble with matching heels. Tamannaah wore a green and black dress and heels.
Many people reacted to the video, a fan wrote, “Respect to culture.” Another said, “This is what South has taught her…” “Wow, small things matter… great gesture by Tamannaah,” read a comment. “She is showing her culture, the rich heritage of India, bless you Tamannaah,” commented another fan.
As of late, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne announced the winners for the awards for its 13th edition. Shoojit Sircar for Sardar Udham and Aparna Sen for The Rapist won the award for the best director. Ranveer Singh won the best actor award for 83 and Shefali Shah won the best actress award for Jalsa. Kabir Khan’s 83 awarded the best movie. The festival was also attended by Abhishek Bachchan, Vaani Kapoor, Nikkhil Advani, Sona Mohapatra, Suresh Triveni, and former cricketer Kapil Dev among others.